Path: utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!ucsd!scripps!jwk From: jwk@Scripps.EDU (John Kupec) Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi Subject: Re: BSD dump/restore for SGI Message-ID: <1139@riscsm.scripps.edu> Date: 15 Mar 91 18:17:09 GMT References: <9103090125.aa12960@WOLF.BRL.MIL> Organization: Research Institute of Scripps Clinic; La Jolla, CA Lines: 17 In article srp@babar.mmwb.ucsf.edu (Scott R. Presnell) writes: >mike@BRL.MIL (Mike Muuss) writes: [ thank yous omitted] > >Stupid question #37: Can someone suggest a density (for the "d" option) and >a size (for the "s" option) combination for the standard 120 minute 8mm >exabyte tape/drive? I got these suggestions out of a Sun rag 2-3 years ago. Seem to work well + give accurate estimate of tape use: density = 54000 length = 6000 -- John Kupec, Agouron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., La Jolla, CA jwk@scripps.edu or uunet!agouron!kupec